Public Notice

Notice is hereby given that the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYS DEC) filed a Notice of Emergency Adoption with New York State Department of State on September 16, 2016 to amend 6 NYCRR Part 597, Hazardous Substances Identification, Release Prohibition, and Release Reporting. This is the second re-adoption for this emergency rule. The Notice of Emergency Adoption is available in the October 5, 2016 issue of the State Register.

While the emergency rule allows the amendments to 6 NYCRR Part 597 to continue to be effective as of September 16, 2016, the emergency adoption is temporary for an additional 60 days. The proposed rule making related to the final rule is underway. The amendments become permanent upon adoption by NYS DEC and filing with the New York State Department of State (NYS DOS). Subsequent Notices of Emergency Adoption will be filed with NYS DOS until the proposed rulemaking is completed.

Notice of Adoption of Rules on September 15, 2016, filed with the Department of State on September 19, 2016 to be effective, October 19, 2016, to amend existing 6 New York Codes, Rules and Regulations (NYCRR) Part 200 General Provisions; and 6 NYCRR Part 218, Emission Standards for Motor Vehicles and Motor Vehicle Engines.

This regulation will incorporate California's amendments to the low emission vehicle (LEV III) program initially adopted by New York in 2012. The LEV III amendments apply to all 2017 through 2025 model year vehicles up to 14,000 pounds gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) and attempt to align LEV III with Tier 3 criteria pollutant standards adopted by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA). The LEV III amendments provide vehicle manufacturers with additional compliance flexibility while maintaining the stringency of LEV III and modify the California environmental performance label scores to include LEV III emission standards.

The New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (NYS DOCCS) is advertising the availability of farm/cropland for agricultural leases at the following Correctional Facilities (CF):

Bidders may view the farm/cropland on either October 19, 2016 or October 20, 2016 at 9:00 a.m. Interested bidders should contact NYS DOCCS by noon on October 17, 2016 at (518) 436-7886, extension 3150, to pre-register for the land inspections and for further information regarding the inspections.

To request a Bid Package, please contact the Legal Services at the NYS Office of General Services at (518) 474-8831.

All listed acreage at each Correctional Facility will be leased to the successful bidder for that Facility. Bids for individual fields will not be accepted.

Sealed proposals must be received at the following address no later than 2:00 p.m. on November 1, 2016. NYS DOCCS Farm Lease Proposal c/o NYS Office of General Services, Legal Services, 41st Floor, Corning Tower, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12242.